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Jorge Xavier (Vice-President)
Lucio Giorgi (Engineering)
Edson da Silva (Finance)
Djalma Costa (Industrial Relations)
Luisa (receptionist, BTE building)
Castellon (President)
Eric Burgess (Captain, Brasilia)
Ricardo Diaz (Copilot, Brasilia)
Correro (Psychologist & Missions Specialist, Brasilia)

UMAF personnel:
Resa Mansur
Hassan Ali Hoveida
Falling Angels Enterprises personnel:
Fleming (President)
Miss Ellinshaw (Air Quality Control)
Janet De Camp (Pilot, Anansi)
Thomas De Camp (Ion drive technician, Gabriel)
Mrs. Kelly (FlemingтАЩs personal secretary)
Marion Guiness (Copilot, Anansi)
Dr. Dexter Stonecypher (Metallurgist)
Tim Connors (Ion drive technician and pilot, Michael)

Oyama Construction personnel:
Takayuki Yamada
Retsudo Oyama
 One

HIGH FINANCE


On October 16, 1970, the Comsat Board of Directors declared a dividend of 12.5 cents per
share. This was approximately one million dollars, and represented a milestone: they first money
made by the general public from a space enterprise. It took a little over six years for Comsat to
go from initial start-up to a dividend-paying operation.
The Brazil Techimetal-Electromotores building was the second tallest in all of Sao Paulo, a
glistening golden spire that sprouted from a cluster of drab five-story structures, an egotistical
giant among dwarves.
Xavier parked his Mercedes in the underground parking structure, and took Yamada up to the
thirty-first floor in a public elevator. There they changed to a security elevator.
Jorge Xavier stood perfectly erect, and nearly a foot taller than his companion. His face was
dark, his hair thick and fluffy and prematurely white; he was altogether a tailorтАЩs dream. Now his
generous mouth was drawn into a slender line, his brows wrinkled in concentration. He askedтАФ
in English; he had learned that YamadaтАЩs Portuguese was poorтАФтАЭYou are sure of the amount?тАЭ
тАЬAbsolutely. Oyama Construction wants the cable at all costs. The Trans-Korea bridge will
make their reputation.тАЭ
Xavier slammed the edge of his palm into the elevator wall, swearing in Portuguese. тАЬI know,
I know. It is why we must have it. With the Stonecypher Cable in our hands, we can force
Oyama construction into a merger. Such a merger would combine the raw materials and
manpower available to BTE with the technical resources and world respectability of Oyama